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Family: Emmett Orastis French / Leota Belle Blankenship French (F22)

m. 22 Jan 1889


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  • Father | Male
    Emmett Orastis French

    Born  10 Mar 1860  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Mar 1943  Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  22 Jan 1889   
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    Mother | Female
    Leota Belle Blankenship French

    Born  27 Mar 1871  McHargue, Laurel County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Mar 1951  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Amocamus Mackness Blankenship | F23 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Nancy Jane Johnson Coleman Blankenship | F23 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    + William Emmett French

    Born  11 Oct 1889  Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Sep 1976  Canadian, Hemphill County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Edna Edith Schwope French | F38 
    Married  1916  Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Grace Agnes French Barnes

    Born  31 May 1891  Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Mar 1962  Fort Dodge, Ford County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Orville Barnes | F32 
    Married     

    Child 3 | Female
    + Lela Belle French Kelsey

    Born  10 Apr 1893  Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Jun 1960  Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Ray Walter Kelsey | F34 
    Married  29 May 1922  Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    John Martin French

    Born  25 May 1894  Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Jun 1935  Jalisco, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Guadlajara Municipal Cemetery, Guadalajara, Sonora, Mexico Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Teresa Cervantez French | F33 
    Married     

    Child 5 | Female
    + Iva Myrtle French Cook

    Born  4 Oct 1895  Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Nov 1952  Redlands, San Bernardino County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Hillside Memorial Park, Redlands, San Bernardino County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Roy Edwin Cook | F37 
    Married     

    Child 6 | Female
    + Lottie Katherine French Chapman

    Born  7 Jun 1897  Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Feb 1971  Parma, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Henry Douglas Chapman | F36 
    Married     

    Child 7 | Male
    Leslie George French

    Born  20 Jun 1904  Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Apr 1980  Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Wortha French | F35 
    Married     

    Child 8 | Male
    Alfred Preston French

    Born  22 Jun 1906   
    Died  18 Jul 1959  Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Vivian Velora Brown Ketterman French | F29 
    Married  1937   

    Child 9 | Male
    + Howard Robert French

    Born  11 Dec 1909  Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Nov 1970  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  22 Nov 1970  Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Berniece L Kirby French | F21 
    Married  20 Nov 1933  Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Documents
    Anniversary- French, Emmett and Leota
    Anniversary- French, Emmett and Leota
    Mr. and Mrs. E.O. French observed their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Lottie Chapman of Lucas, present to spend the day.